{"id":1472,"date":"2013-03-25T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T14:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2013-03-25T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T14:36:46","slug":"google-rumored-to-be-working-on-a-smartwatch-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/03\/25\/google-rumored-to-be-working-on-a-smartwatch-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Google rumored to be working on a smartwatch, too"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2013 could very well end up being the year of the smartwatch \u2013 or at the very least, the year that several big names started developing their wristwatch. Pebble\u2019s smartwatch is already in the wild, Apple\u2019s pending iWatch is one of the worst kept secrets in tech and Samsung recently announced their smartwatch has been in development for some time.
\nReports are now circulating that Google is entering the race with a smartwatch of their own. According to a recent report from the Financial Times, Google is indeed working on a second wearable device \u2013 the first, of course, being Google Glass. The report says Google\u2019s Android unit, not the experimental arm known as X Labs, is working on the device.
\nWhat\u2019s more, the watch will be something completely different than what Samsung is working on. The search giant\u2019s version is said to be an extension of Android onto the wrist \u2013 whatever that means. No other details were given so we are left to draw our own conclusions until further rumors surface or Google announces something publically.
\nWith Google I\/O just around the corner, we may very well hear something sooner rather than later. Of course, this isn\u2019t the first we have heard on the subject as a patent for a smart watch including a flip up display was granted late last year but as you likely already know, the majority of patents are filed as precautionary measures and never see the light of day.
\nvia Google rumored to be working on a smartwatch, too – TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2013 could very well end up being the year of the smartwatch \u2013 or at the very least, the year 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